Her brother is missing
And sheâs the next target
After her CIA operative brother disappears, leaving behind only a cryptic message, armed men target former agent Rachel Simmons for information. But with help from her ex, Agent Alex Booth, Rachel eludes them, trekking into the mountains in search of her brother. Pursued through the wilderness by highly trainedâand very familiarâmen, can Alex and Rachel expose a conspiracy that goes deeper than they ever imagined?
MARY ALFORD was inspired to become a writer after reading romantic suspense greats Victoria Holt and Phyllis A. Whitney. Soon, creating characters and throwing them into dangerous situations that test their faith came naturally for Mary. In 2012 Mary entered the Speed Dating contest hosted by Love Inspired Suspense and later received âthe call.â Writing for Love Inspired Suspense has been a dream come true for Mary.
ISBN: 978-1-474-08463-5
STANDOFF AT MIDNIGHT MOUNTAIN
© 2018 Mary Eason
Published in Great Britain 2018
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âAlex, theyâre coming. We have to hurry.â
Alex looped the rope around the tree and started tying it off. Before heâd finished, he heard voices coming from just over the ridge. He took Rachelâs hand and they headed to the edge of the creek.
âYou should go ahead of me. Iâm positive it will hold your weight. Iâm not sure about mine. If they reach me before I can cross, cut the rope and get out of here. Find Liam.â
He didnât get to finish before she shook her head. âIâm not leaving you behind, Alex. Weâre in this together.â
His gaze clung to hers. So many unspoken feelings weighed on his mind. He had to protect her.
âRachel, I...â He wasnât sure what he wanted to tell her, only that he needed her to understand that he still cared about her.
She placed her finger over his lips. âNo, youâre going to make it and Iâm not leaving this area without you. Weâre going to find Liam together, and this is all going to be a bad memory someday.â
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
âPsalms 23:4
Dear Reader,
Thereâs just something about first love stories that warm the heart, especially when a love that was believed lost forever is rekindled once again.
For Alex Booth and Rachel Simmons, their high school romance ended bitterly when their jobs with the CIA got in the way. Rachel wanted to have a normal life and family, but Alex couldnât imagine living without the adrenaline rush of the job, and so they parted. Rachel left the CIA for good, and Alex always regretted letting her go.
When Rachelâs brother and fellow CIA agent Liam Carlson goes missing in the mountains near Rachelâs Wyoming home of Midnight Mountain, thereâs only one person she trusts enough to ask for help. And thatâs Alex.
With the two reunited once more, their desperate search to bring Liam home is clouded by old resentments and misunderstanding from the past. Together, Alex and Rachel must find a way to put the past behind them in order to find Liam before the men chasing him finish the job they started and end Liamâs life.